diff --git a/cmake/Modules/ConfigureBaseTargets.cmake b/cmake/Modules/ConfigureBaseTargets.cmake
index 50589ccd1..ed86d35fc 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/ConfigureBaseTargets.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/ConfigureBaseTargets.cmake
@@ -16,11 +16,17 @@ else()
       cxx_std_11)
 endif()
 
-# Interface to set warning levels on targets
-# It gets populated in the compiler specific script
+# Interface to set warning levels on targets.
+# It gets populated in the compiler specific script.
 add_library(zm-warning-interface INTERFACE)
 
-# An interface used by all other interfaces
+# Interface which disables all warnings on the target.
+add_library(zm-no-warning-interface INTERFACE)
+target_compile_options(zm-no-warning-interface
+  INTERFACE
+    -w)
+
+# An interface used by all other interfaces.
 add_library(zm-default-interface INTERFACE)
 target_link_libraries(zm-default-interface
   INTERFACE
@@ -34,3 +40,11 @@ target_link_libraries(zm-core-interface
   INTERFACE
     zm-default-interface
     zm-warning-interface)
+
+# An interface which provides the flags and definitions
+# used by the external dependency targets.
+add_library(zm-dependency-interface INTERFACE)
+target_link_libraries(zm-dependency-interface
+  INTERFACE
+    zm-default-interface
+    zm-no-warning-interface)